12 Arrested Over Desecration Of DJ Arafat’s Tomb.
People hold a portrait of late Ivorian singer DJ Arafat as others take pictures during his funerals at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 30, 2019.Ivorian police have detained 12 people as part of a probe into the desecration of DJ Arafat’s tomb after fans opened the music star’s coffin to take photos of him hours after his burial, officials said Monday.
Events took a dark turn when fans tried to enter the Williamsville cemetery where the singer’s family had given him a private burial, prompting clashes with police. Police fired teargas to disperse the grave profaners, and several people were injured, witnesses told AFP.Abidjan’s prefecture, meanwhile, confirmed that 12 had been detained following the incident.
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